The Internationale

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is "The Internationale"?"The Internationale" is a song that became a worldwide anthem for people who want change. It was created in the late 19th century and is used by many labor and socialist groups.
2. Who wrote the words for "The Internationale" and when?The words were written by Eugène Pottier, a French poet, in 1871. He was part of the First International, a group that tried to unite workers from many countries.

Proletariat: The working class, especially industrial wage earners, considered as a class.
Emancipation: The act of setting someone free from political, social, or economic restrictions.
Capitalist Exploitation: The idea that employers unfairly benefit from the labor of their workers.